Maritime - Small Boats

A Manual Of Single Handed Sailing Meisel, Tony 120 pages; drawings; original dust jacket; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Arco Publishing; 1981. (A practical guide to single-handed sailing covering items such as sail trim, self-steering, standing watch and heavy weather sailing.) Sma22199 $10.00

A World Of My Own Knox-Johnston, Robin 240 pages; coloured photographs; maps; drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Cassell; 1969. (The author’s ten month single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the world in 1968/69 in his ketch ‘Suhaili’.) Sma33196 $22.00

A Yachtsman’s Memories Of Long Ago Carter, Ronald 152 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; self published; 1980. (A selection of great yachting stories originally published in ‘Sea spray’ between 1946 and 1956.) Sma33183 $25.00

America’s Cup – The Official Programme Wilkins, Ivor (Ed) 120 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; adverts; card cover; fine copy, near mint; America’s Cup; 2003. (Comprehensive account of 2003 America’s Cup challenge in Auckland.) Sma22210 $10.00

Atlantic – The Last Great Race of Princes Cookman, Scott 298 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; no original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; John Wiley & Son; 2002. (An account of ocean yacht races as organized by the New York Yacht Club in the early years of the 20th century.  The last of the era of the luxury yacht.) Sma22188 $35.00

Around The World Toumelin, Le Kurun 302 pages; black and white drawings; maps; torn original dust jacket, otherwise average copy, some wear; Travel Book Club; no publication date given, mid 1950s? (Leaving Brittany in September 1949 the author sailed around the world, returning to France in July 1952 in his small boat ‘Kurun’. His adventures are told.) Sma33205 $12.00

Beken Of Cowes Vol 1 – 1919-1939 Gliksman, Alain and Chamier, John 188 pages; black and white photographs; coloured and black and white drawings; hard covers; average copy, some wear; Cassell; 1969. (Photographs and text of some of the great yachts to sail on the Solent over a 20 year period.) Sma34252 $40.00

Beken Of Cowes Vol 2 1919-1939 Gliksman, Alain 188 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; hard covers; average copy, some wear; Cassells; 1969. (Photographs and text of some of the great yachts to sail on the Solent over a 20 year period.  Includes 12-metres, America’s Cup and One designs, and the Metre-Boats.) Sma32204 $40.00

Ben Lexcen – The Man, The Keel and the Cup Stannard, Bruce 150 pages; black and white photographs; maps; drawings; no original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Faber and Faber; 1984. (The story of Ben Lexcen, yacht designed who worked the Australian team to gain the America’s Cup.) Sma22206 $10.00

Century Of Sail Homes, Noel (Ed) 202 pages; black and white photographs; maps; scale drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Whitcombe & Tombs / Whitcoulls; 1971. (The official history [1871 – 1971] of the Royal N Z Yacht Squadron, with a report on the One Ton Cup.) Sma33194 $25.00

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Champions Under Sail – 25 Years of New Zealand Yachting Greats Becht, Richard 192 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Hodder Moa Beckett; 1995. (Traces the careers of great identities in New Zealand yachting – Chris Bouzaid, Peter Blake, Russell Coutts, Bruce Farr, Rex Sellers and Barbara and Bruce Kendall.) Sma33182 $18.00

Classic Small Craft You Can Build Gardner, John 196 pages; black and white photographs; scale drawings; sketches; tables; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Mystic Seaport Museum; 1993. (16 designs of flat-bottom, transom-stern small sailboats with plans, step-by-step building procedures and list of parts for each boat.) Sma33191 $25.00

Down Denmark Strait Smith, E Newbold 212 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; maps; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Little Brown; 1980. (Between May and September 1976 the author sailed his 43-foot sloop Reindeer from Philadelphia to Iceland, Faeroe Islands, Norway, Spitsbergen, through the Denmark Strait and back to USA. An exciting adventure.) Sma33203 $15.00

Enterprise To Endeavour – The J-Class Yachts Dear, Ian 160 pages; black and white photographs with coloured cover; drawings; original dust jacket; Adlard Coles Nautical; 1999; 4th edition. (Only 10 J class yachts were built between 1930 and 1937, with their size and speed capturing public imagination.) Sma22190 $42.00

Enterprise To Endeavour – The J-Class Yachts Dear, Ian 160 pages; black and white photographs with coloured cover; card cover; drawings; Adlard Coles Nautical; 1999; 4th edition. (Only 10 J class yachts were built between 1930 and 1937, with their size and speed capturing public imagination.) Sma22191 $35.00

Gipsy Moth Circles The World Chichester, Francis 270 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; maps; black and white drawings; scale drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Hodder & Stoughton 1967. (The amazing story of 65 year old Sir Francis Chichester’s solo journey in his 53 ft ketch Gipsy Moth IV.) Sma33186 $18.00

Harpoon In My Hand Ruhen, Olaf 184 pages; black and white photographs; map; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Minerva; 1966. (The author’s account of time spent with Tongan men hunting for whales in small boats, primitive equipment and how they match themselves against the whales.) Sma33202 $15.00

History Of The Sanders Cup Wheatley, P Owen and Reid, Bryan G 262 pages; black and white photographs; name or signature; hard covers; average copy, some wear; National Printing; 1946. (A history of the Sanders Cup over a 25 – year period from 1921 to 1946, a yachting contest competed annually throughout New Zealand.) Sma33206 $12.00

How To Be A First-Rate First Mate Sloane, Gloria and Coe, Phyllis 152 pages; drawings; plans; original dust jacket; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Quadrangle; 1974. (A handbook on boating for women – aimed at making life easy afloat with ideas on the gallery, looking after children and keeping the boat together.  How to be a good first mate.) Sma22204 $10.00

Ice Bird Lewis, David 224 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Collins; 1976. (The author’s 1971 single-handed voyage from Sydney to Antarcica and on to Cape Town – the first single-handed voyage to Antarctica.) Sma33197 $18.00

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Little Ships Carter, Ronald 260 pages; black and white photographs; scale drawings; from an institutional library; no original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; AH and AW Read; 1944. (The story of the birth and growth of New Zealand’s yachting fleet from the earliest recorded events to 1940. A New Zealand classic.) Sma33184 $25.00

Little Ships Of NZ Titchener, Paul 160 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; AH and AW Read 1978. (A complete history of New Zealand yachting.) Sma32208 $35.00

My Lively Lady Rose, Sir Alec 194 pages; black and white and coloured photos; black and white maps; scale drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Nautical Publishing; 1968. (The author’s single-handed siling around the world in Lively Lady.) Sma33201 $15.00

North Atlantic – Boat against Boat over 3,000 Miles Coles, Adlard 192 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; maps; no original dust jacket, otherwise average copy, some wear; Ross; 1950. (The story of three small yachts [under 40 feet in length] that raced from Bermuda to USA, then the Bermuda race back to Bermuda and then raced each other across the Atlantic to Plymouth in England – a three month adventure.) Sma33189 $15.00

Of Wind, Fog And Sail – Sailing on San Francisco Bay Beeston, Diane 160 pages; black and white photographs; original dust cover; fine copy, near mint; Chronicle; 1972. (A large landscape book of beautiful photographs of yachting at its best in one of the greatest harbours in the world.) Sma32198 $25.00

Radar In Small Craft Clissold, Peter 134 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; original dust jacket; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Reed’s Yacht Master Series; 1977. (A complete guide to the use of radar in small boats.) Sma22187 $10.00

Reflections On Yachts Phillips-Birt, Doiuglas 155 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Nautical Publishing; 1968. (Concerned about the technicalities of yacht designs, how to read drawings and understand what they show.) Sma22200 $10.00

Sailing Boats From Around The World Folkard, Henry Coleman 556 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; plans; card covers; average copy, some wear; Dover Publications; 2000. (A facsimile copy of the 1906 classic work on all aspects of sailing small vessels.) Sma22193 $28.00

Sea And Islands Innes, Hammond 228 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; original dust jacket; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Collins; 1969. (The author recounts the adventures he and his family have had in their ocean-going yacht visiting the coast and islands from Scandinavia to Turkey.) Sma22196 $10.00

Sea Classics Of New Zealand – Stories of New Zealand’s yachting Pioneers Titchener, Paul 48 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; self published; 1981. (31 stories of great New Zealand yachts, their owners, designers and builders, and tales of their exploits.) Sma33204 $15.00

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Sea Peace Stanley of Alderley, Lord 157 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; The Quality Book Club; 1955. (The sailing experiences of Lord Stanley are recounted – in Irish and Scottish waters, to the Baltic, France and Spain.) Sma22205 $10.00

Shapes On The Wind Lewis, David 258 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; card covers; average copy, some wear; Harper Collins; 2001; reprinted. (A New Zealand-born doctor sails the world with his family on several occasions. A great account of adventure.) Sma22198 $22.00

Sheila In The Wind Hayter, Adrian 320 pages; black and white photographs; map; original dust jacket; name or signature; average copy, some wear; Hodder & Stoughton; 1959. (The author’s account of his six-year single-handed sailing venture from Southampton, England to Nelson, New Zealand.) Sma33192 $15.00

Sheila In The Wind Hayter, Adrian 320 pages; black and white photographs; map; no original dust jacket; name or signature; fine copy, near mint; Hodder & Stoughton; 1959. (The author’s account of his six – year single handed sailing venture from Southampton, England to Nelson, New Zealand.) Sma33193 $10.00

Spinnaker King, R ‘Bunty’ 186 pages; coloured and black and white photographs and drawings; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Adlard Coles; 1981. (Covers all aspects of the spinnaker – design principles, complementary sails, handling, trim, practical tips and other down wind sails.) Sma33195 $22.00

Spirit Of Adventure Duder, Tessa; Hawkins, Cliff and Thompson, Barry 160 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Century Hutchinson; 1985. (From 1979 the Spirit of Adventure has provided challenges and training for New Zealand youth. An account of the work.) Sma32201 $25.00

Successful Sailing d’Alpuget, Lou 80 pages; black and white photograph; coloured front cover; drawings; plans; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Thomas Nelson; 1970. (Sub titled ‘From beginner to expert in 40 classic lessons’. Excellent information on the sailing of small boats.) Sma22189 $10.00

Survive The Savage Sea Robertson, Dougal 224 pages; black and white photographs; maps; drawings; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Elek; 1973. (The sea – going yachting adventure of the Robertson family in 1972, travelling from England to the Galapagos Islands.) Sma33200 $20.00

Survive The Savage Sea Robertson, Dougal 224 pages; black and white photographs; maps; drawings; no original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Book Club Associates; 1974. (The sea-going yachting adventure of the Robertson family in 1972, travelling from England to the Galapagos Islands.) Sma22201 $10.00

Tasman Trespasser Quincey, Colin 204 pages; black and white photographs; map; plans; drawings; original dust jacket; signed by author; fine copy, near mint; Hodder & Stoughton; 1977. (In 1977 the author rowed alone for 63 days across the Tasman from Hokianga to Marcus Beach in Queensland. An amazing feat and an amazing story.) Sma33199 $15.00

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Teach Yourself – Sailing Lewis, C Tyrrell 180 pages; black and white drawings; scale drawings; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Hodder & Stoughton; 1948; (reprint). (A beginners guide to small boats, what to do, what not to do.) Sma09230 $8.00

The America’s Cup 1851-1983 Rousmaniere, John 200 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; drawings; hard covers; Pelham Books; 1983. (A history of the America’s Cup, the yachts and the personalities that have competed for the ‘aul mug’.) Sma22203 $20.00

The Awful Yachtsman’s Book Warring, Ronald 64 pages; black and white drawings; tables; card covers; mint copy; Wolfe Publishing; 1968. (sub-titled - learn to depend more on your sailing and less on your boiling.) Sma09242 $5.00

The Epic Voyage Of The Seven Little Sisters Willis, William 244 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; plans; maps; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Hutchinson; 1955. (Story of an amazing four month solo 6,700 mile voyage from Callao, Peru to Pago Pago in Samoa on a balsa log raft in 1954 to prove that such a journey was possible.) Sma25199 $12.00

The Guinness Book Of Motorboating – Facts & Feats Desmond, Kevin Desmond, Kevin The Guinness Book Of Motorboating – Facts & Feats 258 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Guinness Superlatives; 1979. (Facts and figures on the origins and development of motorcraft.) Sma23197 $12.00

The Inflatable Boat Book McDonald, Kendall and Todd, Malcolm 134 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; original dust jacket; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Pelham Books; 1975. (Covers all aspects of handling and maintaining an inflatable rubber boat.) Sma22081 $10.00

The Logans – New Zealand’s Greatest Boatbuilding Family Elliot, Robin and Kidd, Harold 132 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; plans; card covers; mint copy; David Ling Publishing; 2001. (A fascinating account of the boat building activities of the Logan family of Auckland from 1875 to 1955.) Sma32202 $55.00

The Pictorial History Of The America’s Cup Races Carrick, Robert W 194 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; original dust jacket; name or signature; average copy, some wear; W H Allen; 1965. (A history of each challenge for the America’s Cup from 1851 to 1964.) Sma22184 $20.00

The Sailing Yacht Baader, Juan 392 pages; black and white photographs; maps; drawings; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Granada; 1979; Second edition. (A good account of all aspects of construction and racing yachts.  A thorough work.) Sma23195 $20.00

The Tigris Expedition Heyerdahl, Thor 334 pages; coloured photographs; maps; original dust jacket; mint copy; Allen & Unwin; 1980. (Thor Heyerdahl’s 1977 expedition of building a boat of reeds, ‘Tigris’ in Iraq and sailing it through the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea and Gulf of Eden to Africa. He searched and found the answers to civilisation.) Sma25192 $25.00

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The Triumph Of Australia II – The America’s Cup Challenge of 1983 Stannard, Bruce 128 pages; coloured photographs; drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Lansdowne; 1983. (Details of Australia’s successful challenge for the America’s Cup.) Sma22207 $15.00

The Voyage Of The Golden Lotus Clifford, Brian and Illingsworth, Neil 224 pages; black and white photographs and maps; original dust cover; average copy, some wear; AH and AW Read; 1962. (Four young men from Kaitaia sailed a junk from Hong Kong to New Zealand in 1961. Only one had ocean-going experience and this is an account of their exciting journey.) Sma33187 $20.00

Trimaran Against The Trades Cole, Jean 192 pages; black and white photographs; map; drawing; original dust jacket; from an institutional library, but average copy, some wear; AH and AW Read 1968. (The Cole family, including 90-year-old Granny Cole sail the Trimaran ‘Galinule’ against the trade winds from Mombasa in Kenya to Nelson in 1966.) Sma33188 $12.00

Vintage New Zealand Launches – A Winkelmann Portfolio Kidd, Harold and Elliott, Robin 108 pages; black and white photographs; old adverts; card covers; mint copy; David Ling; 2004. (Photographs and details of 87 launches in the Auckland area from 1897 to 1928 boat steam and oil engined lauches. A lovely collection.) Sma34253 $35.00

Windermere Steamboat Musuem Pattinson, G H 32 pages; black and white photographs; map; card covers; mint copy; Windermere Steamboat Museum; 1982. (A well-illustrated catalogue of the steam and diesel powered boats at this British museum and that also operate on Lake Windermere.) Sma34254 $12.00

Winkelmann’s Waitemata – Classic Auckland Yachting Elliott, Robin; Kidd, Harold and Wilson, Rodney T L 80 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; David Ling; 1998. (A collection of great yachting images from Henry Winkelmann’s camera from the mid 1880s to the mid 1920s. Excellent descriptions of each photograph and yacht.) Sma32203 $35.00

Yachts On Canvas Taylor, James 160 pages; coloured paintings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Conway Maritime Press; 1998. (Images of yachts from the 17th century to the 1990s.  A magnificent collection of paintings of yachts.) Sma22209 $48.00

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